OX Security vs Wiz Code for AI code security

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OX Security scores 3.8 and Wiz Code 3.3 on our AI code security criteria, so OX Security ranks higher on the published weights. OX leads on AI code and assistant coverage, governance and policy control and pricing and buying clarity; they tie on endpoint deployment and tamper resistance, developer experience and remediation and ASPM depth. The widest gap is governance and policy control, where OX scores 4.5 against 3.0.

Editorial assessment · Compiled from vendor product, docs, pricing and marketplace pages · Rated October 2026

How do OX Security and Wiz Code score side by side?

OX Security and Wiz Code: editorial assessment, 0-5. Last reviewed October 2026.
Criterion	Weight	OX Security	Wiz Code	Edge
Coverage of AI-generated code and AI coding assistants	25%	4.5	4.0	OX
Endpoint deployment and tamper resistance	20%	2.5	2.5	Tie
Governance and policy control for the CISO	20%	4.5	3.0	OX
Developer experience and low friction	15%	3.5	3.5	Tie
Pricing and buying clarity	10%	2.5	2.0	OX
Remediation and ASPM depth	10%	4.5	4.5	Tie
Weighted total		3.8	3.3

OX Security leads on 3 criteria, Wiz Code leads on 0, and 3 are tied.

OX Security

diff --verdict ox-security · reviewed 2026-09

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Strength:VibeSec analyzes the developer's prompt and sends security guidance to the agent before code is generated. [source]
Strength:Supports Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro and VS Code with Copilot. [source]
Strength:Malicious dependency blocking, secret protection, AI inventory and an agent activity log. [source]
Strength:Pricing unit published for each product, including per AI user for VibeSec. [source]

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Limitation:No prices published. [source]
Limitation:Limits of the free sign-up are not published. [source]

Wiz Code

diff --verdict wiz-code · reviewed 2026-09

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Strength:Wiz Code plugins work in Claude Code and Cursor (Wiz Code Week, April 2026). [source]
Strength:Aggregates findings from built-in and third-party scanners on the Wiz Security Graph. [source]
Strength:Pre-commit hooks catch secrets, IaC misconfigurations and vulnerabilities before source control. [source]

@@ limitations @@

Limitation:No endpoint agent or tamper resistance is described. [source]
Limitation:Sold as an add-on for Wiz Cloud, with no free tier. [source]

How do OX Security and Wiz Code cover AI code and coding assistants?

OX Security: VibeSec supports Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro and VS Code with Copilot and analyzes the prompt before code is generated; the Agent AI BOM lists MCP servers, external SaaS and AI models with their users.

Wiz Code: Wiz Code plugins work in Claude Code and Cursor, and the AI-BOM inventories IDE extensions including Gemini Code Assist, GitHub Copilot and Cursor; discovery of MCP servers on developer machines is not described.

Assistants named on their public pages: OX Security: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Kiro; Wiz Code: Claude Code, Cursor and GitHub Copilot.

Where do their controls run on the developer machine?

OX Security: Runs as a VS Code extension, a JetBrains plugin and an MCP integration; an endpoint application and tamper resistance are not described.

Wiz Code: Runs as IDE scanning, agent plugins and pre-commit hooks that catch secrets, IaC misconfigurations and vulnerabilities before source control; no endpoint agent or tamper resistance is described.

How much control does the security team get?

OX Security: Allow or block specific MCP tools, SaaS integrations and models, with an Agent Activity Log of prompts and tool calls and a history of prevented risks.

Wiz Code: Findings and the AI-BOM sit in the Wiz platform, with SAST rules mapped to the OWASP Top 10 for LLM and for Agentic Applications; policy to allow or block specific coding agents or MCP servers is not described.

How do they fit the developer's workflow?

OX Security: VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin and MCP integration, and free use for up to 9 developer contributions.

Wiz Code: Fixes land in the IDE, pull requests or CI/CD, and Wiz Skills let coding agents pull issues and apply fixes; there is no free tier and Wiz Code is sold as an add-on for Wiz Cloud.

How do they fix and prioritize findings?

OX Security: One-click AI fixes in CI/CD, IDEs and pull requests with diffs, ASPM correlation, and an Agentic Pentester that ties exploitable issues back to code.

Wiz Code: Aggregates findings from built-in and third-party scanners (SAST, SCA, DAST), models CI/CD pipelines on the Wiz Security Graph, and the Wiz Green Agent applies fixes in the IDE.

How do they compare on price?

OX Security: free tier: Yes: free use up to 9 developer contributions; lowest published paid option: Contact sales; pricing unit: AI user, contributing developer, cloud asset, agent hours.

Wiz Code: free tier: Not stated; lowest published paid option: AWS Marketplace: $58,500 for 100 licenses, 12 months, add-on for Wiz Cloud (marketplace price); pricing unit: Licenses.

Source: OX Security pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: Wiz Code pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Which should you choose?

Choose OX Security if AI code and assistant coverage and governance and policy control matter most: OX scores 4.5 and 4.5 there, against 4.0 and 3.0 for Wiz Code. Choose Wiz Code if remediation and ASPM depth and AI code and assistant coverage matter most: Wiz Code scores 4.5 and 4.0 there, against 4.5 and 4.5 for OX.

Frequently asked questions

Is OX Security or Wiz Code better for AI code security?

OX Security scores 3.8 and Wiz Code 3.3 on our AI code security criteria, so OX Security ranks higher on the published weights. OX leads on 3 of 6 criteria and Wiz Code on 0; 3 are tied. Which is better depends on which criteria matter most to you; the calculator on this site re-weights them.

How do OX Security and Wiz Code price their plans?

OX Security: free tier: Yes: free use up to 9 developer contributions; lowest published paid option: Contact sales. Wiz Code: free tier: Not stated; lowest published paid option: AWS Marketplace: $58,500 for 100 licenses, 12 months, add-on for Wiz Cloud (marketplace price). Prices as published on vendor pages and marketplace listings, reviewed 2026-10-11.

Which AI coding assistants do OX Security and Wiz Code name?

On the pages we reviewed, OX Security names Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Kiro and Wiz Code names Claude Code, Cursor and GitHub Copilot. 'Not named' means we did not find the assistant on the vendor's pages; it does not prove the tool cannot work with it.

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Last reviewed October 2026. Editorial assessment from public vendor material; no hands-on testing.